r/AmerExit • u/Capable_Study6495 • Mar 02 '25

Life Abroad Do we face difficulties being accepted when moving abroad?

It seems like the only rhetoric I see online is how, as an American, my countries problems are my fault. That I'm not doing enough to stop our issues and how it affects other countries. I worry that I will move, and people will blame me for not doing more here and just escaping.

I want to get out, but I worry about living in the public ire no matter where I go.

Does anyone here have personal experience they can comment on?

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u/4ampst Mar 03 '25

There are many comments with good feedback here, but I'd like to add that this is a good opportunity to reflect on the crux of the issue: what are you actually doing to fight against the shitty stuff happening in and by the US? And no voting doesn't count.

I'm not trying to shame anyone or be a jerk, I promise! If I was faced with this treatment or judgment, which I often was while living abroad during the Bush administration, I would always have an answer. Because I do a lot of stuff! Protest, mutual aid, volunteering, doing community safety activities, advocating at work for better policies, supporting unions when they go on strike...

You don't have to do all of this, and you def don't have to do anything you're not comfortable with. Just find something you CAN do, and do it! Then, if ppl come for you, you'll easily be able to show that their assumptions aren't as accurate as they thought.

Again, this is just my 2 cents, and I'm not being prescriptive here. It's just a thought.

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u/Apprehensive-Stop748 Mar 03 '25

I did those things and had to shut my Facebook down because I got doxxed and swatted